Polymer Chemistry Blog

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed for February:

Synthesis of Biodegradable Polymers from Renewable Resources
Mathieu J.-L. Tschan, Emilie Brulé, Pierre Haquette and Christophe M. Thomas
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 836-851 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00452F 

Diels-Alder “Click” Reactions: Recent Applications in Polymer and Material Science 
Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2133-2145
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00041A 

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis 
Andrew B. Lowe 
Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 17-36 
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00216B

Terminal functional glycopolymers via a combination of catalytic chain transfer polymerisation (CCTP) followed by three consecutive click reactions 
Qiang Zhang, Stacy Slavin, Mathew W. Jones, Alice J. Haddleton and David M. Haddleton
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 1016-1023
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20013A 

Hierarchical Self-Assembly Structures of POSS-Containing Polypeptide Block Copolymers Synthesized Using a Combination of ATRP, ROP and Click Chemistry
Yung-Chih Lin and Shiao-Wei Kuo 
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 882-891
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00574C 

Conjugated Polymer Nanostructures for Organic Solar Cell Applications 
Jiun-Tai Chen and Chain-Shu Hsu 
Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2707-2722
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00275A 

Preparation of Jellyfish-Shaped Amphiphilic Block-Graft Copolymers Consisting a Poly(ε-caprolactone)-block-Poly(pentafluorostyrene) Ring and Poly(ethylene glycol) Lateral Brushes
Tao Cai, Wen Jing Yang, Koon-Gee Neoh and En-Tang Kang
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 1061-1068
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00609J 

Metal-Free Click Polymerization of Propiolates and Azides: Facile Synthesis of Functional Poly(aroxycarbonyltriazole)s
Hongkun Li, Jian Wang, Jing Zhi Sun, Rongrong Hu, Anjun Qin and Ben Zhong Tang
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 1075-1083
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00586G 

High molecular weight acrylonitrile-butadiene architectures via a combination of RAFT polymerization and orthogonal copper mediated azide-alkyne cycloaddition
Christoph J. Dürr, Sebastian G. J. Emmerling, Paul Lederhose, Andreas Kaiser, Sven Brandau, Michael Klimpel and Christopher Barner-Kowollik 
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 1048-1060
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00547F 

Polysaccharide-stabilized Core Cross-linked Polymer Micelle Analogues
Daniel J. Krasznai, Timothy F. L. McKenna, Michael F. Cunningham, Pascale Champagne and Niels M. B. Smeets
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 992-1001 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00601D

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